Author Archives: Sherri Matthews

About Sherri Matthews

Once upon a time, Sherri emigrated from her native England to America and stayed for twenty years, raising her three children in California. Today, she lives in England's West Country with her family, shepherded by two little black cats. Always home, forever homesick.

In The Raw

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

As the sun slowly set on 2016, I watched from a beach on the Dorset coastline, and I thought of my dad. Today, writing my first post of a new year, I think of all that’s happened since I wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family Memoirs, Guest Blogs, Writing | Tagged Blogging, Champagne, Dad, Family Memoirs, Fourth Blogging Anniversary, Guest Posts, Memoir Writing, New Year, Raw Literature, thank you, writing | 135 Comments

Christmas Present

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

It doesn’t seem possible that Christmas is just over a week away, a New Year chasing its heels. So much has changed, not least of all the weather. The last couple of weeks in southern England have been unseasonably mild, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Reading, Christmas, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged A Christmas Carol, Anticipation, Books & Reading, California, City of Bath, Debut Authors, Dunster By Candlelight, Friendship, Garden Challenge, Monday Walks, Victorian Christmas, Weekly Photo Challenge | 131 Comments

December’s Guest Storyteller, Sherri Matthews

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Originally posted on Sarah Potter Writes:
Sherri has been writing full-time since 2011. Currently working on her memoir, Stranger in a White Dress, she has been published in a variety of national magazines and two anthologies. Sherri raised her three,…

Posted in Guest Blogs, Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, Flash fiction, Guest Post, story telling | 34 Comments

An Italian Journey: Writing And Healing

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

September arrived and with it, any thoughts of writing vanished. My birthday; a long-awaited holiday. Both beckoned. But somewhere in the space between early spring and autumn’s first flush, everything blurred into one big smudge of I can’t face it. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge, Writing | Tagged Apolypoprotein A-1 Milan, Grief, Italian Journey, Italy, J W Goethe, Lake Garda, Limone, Malcesine, postaday, travel, Weekly Photo Challenge, writing | 198 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

From across the Shining Sea, I wish my dear American family and friends a Peaceful and Happy Thanksgiving.

Posted in Nature & Wildlife, Thanksgiving | Tagged America, English Garden, Peace, Thanksgiving | 31 Comments

Lest We Forget

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Escaping the clamour filling news headlines and social media lately, I stood alone in my living room this morning at eleven o’clock to observe two minute’s silence. With the television on, as Big Ben chimed, cameras caught moments throughout the … Continue reading →

Posted in HIstory | Tagged Armistice Day, Bomber Command Memorial, British History, First World War, Green Park, hope, London, Peace, Rememberance Day, Second World War, Shrouds of the Somme, Veteran's Day | 111 Comments

The Black Cat And The Strawberry Moon

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Before I got the news about Dad, a ‘Strawberry Moon‘ appeared in our June skies. So-called as it marks the beginning of strawberry season, this full moon was a rare occurrence because it coincided with Summer Solstice on June 21st, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, Halloween | Tagged Black Cats, Clowns, Dad, Family Memoirs, Halloween, Jack O Lanterns, Moon, Moon Landing, Strawberry Moon, Summer Solstice, Superstitions | 88 Comments

It Is What It Is: Goodbye Darling Dad

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Hello dear friends, When I signed off here three months ago, I hoped to return in September with good news about my memoir writing progress, but in early July I got a call from my uncle telling me my dad … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged Alcholism, Cancer, Death, English Robin, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Father & Daughters, Grief, Healing, loss, Memoir Writing, Nature & Wildlife, prison | 147 Comments

My Sandwich Generation And The Song Of The Summerhouse

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

What has happened to my ‘Great’ Britain, my ‘United’ Kingdom? Last Thursday, over thirty million people voted in the EU referendum, out of which 52% voted to leave, 48% to stay. In Brexit’s thunderous wake, I, like millions of others, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Times Past Challenge | Tagged 3 Doors Down, Asperger's Syndrome, Baby Boomers, Brexit, California, Chinese Button Quails, EU, European Union, GardenChallenge, The Sandwich Generation, Times Past Challenge, United Kingdom, Voting | 150 Comments

Big Bright And Beautiful: The Annual #BloggersBash 2016

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

When Sacha, Hugh, Geoff (Geoffle) and Ali said this year’s Bloggers Bash was going to be bigger and better than ever, they weren’t kidding. Their hard work (and from what I hear some shenanigans too, but I know nothing…) paid off. What … Continue reading →